Music and Concerts – Page 74

Olivia Rodrigo performs at the United Center on Oct. 11, 2026. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Review: Olivia Rodrigo, in a sea of flowers, kicking her way towards what’s next

By Christopher Borrelli

October 12, 2026 at 10:38 a.m.

In Chicago at the United Center on her "Unraveled Tour," Olivia Rodrigo leans into the...

Baritone Thomas Hampson in a performance of William Walton’s "Belshazzar's Feast" with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, led by Klaus Mäkelä. (Todd Rosenberg)

Review: Mäkelä and CSO bring back a delicious ‘Feast’

By Hannah Edgar

October 9, 2026 at 1:15 p.m.

Fifty years have passed since the Chicago Symphony last played “Belshazzar’s Feast” by English composer...

All the artists stand together on stage after singing “Paradise” at the Chicago Theatre for Souvenirs: 80 Years of John Prine tribute show, Oct. 8, 2026. (Nate Swanson/for the baiduhai)

Review: A heartfelt tribute to John Prine let his music and legacy shine through

By Bob Gendron

October 9, 2026 at 1:07 p.m.

Musicians from Margo Price to Jeff Tweedy covered the late singer-songwriter's songs and channeled his...

Singer Taylor Swift and the Chiefs' Travis Kelce take in the third period in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Edmonton Oilers and the Florida Panthers in Sunrise, Fla., on June 12, 2025. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce attend Game 4 of Stanley Cup Final between Panthers and Oilers

By Alanis Thames

June 13, 2025 at 11:18 a.m.

Pop superstar Taylor Swift and boyfriend Travis Kelce were among the celebrities that watched Game...

Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, leaves federal court during the trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs in New York, Friday, June 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael R. Sisak)

Rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, shows up for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ trial but can’t get in

By Michael R. Sisak

June 13, 2025 at 2:06 p.m.

Kanye West briefly showed up to the New York sex trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy”...

Hip hop artist Ric Wilson performs at Pitchfork in Chicago's Union Park on July 20, 2019. (Camille Fine/baiduhai)

Juneteenth in Chicago: Ric Wilson, line dancing and Ashanti

By Britt Julious

June 18, 2025 at 3:08 p.m.

Ashanti headlines the R&B Music Experience. Our picks for the 2025 Juneteenth holiday also include...

Andrew Litton conducts members of the Grant Park Orchestra while they perform George Gershwin’s "Rhapsody in Blue" during the opening night of the Grant Park Music Festival on June 11, 2025, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Review: Grant Park Music Festival opens with Latin dances and a multitasking conductor

By Hannah Edgar

June 12, 2025 at 4:39 p.m.

Guest conductor Andrew Litton devised a sufficiently show-stopping opener on Wednesday by conducting and playing...

FILE – Musician Brian Wilson poses for a portrait in Los Angeles on June 2, 2015. (Photo by Casey Curry/Invision/AP, File)

Brian Wilson, visionary leader of the Beach Boys, dies at 82

By Hillel Italie

June 11, 2025 at 5:58 p.m.

Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys’ visionary and fragile leader and one of the world’s most...

Morgan Schwerin, left, and Aerin Moberg eat Black’s Barbecue while attending the final day of the Windy City Smokeout festival outside the United Center on Aug. 7, 2022, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Summer 2025 in Chicago: All you need to know for movies, concerts, food festivals and more

By Kayla Samoy

May 22, 2026 at 7:46 p.m.

Here are all of the Tribune's summer 2025 arts, entertainment and food guides.

Alex Bowman celebrates after winning the NASCAR Chicago Street Race in Grant Park on July 7, 2024. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Chicago Street Race adds Arby’s as major sponsor for July Fourth NASCAR event

By Robert Channick

June 11, 2025 at 1:40 p.m.

Arby’s is offering chances through June 22 to win tickets to the Chicago Street Race...

The Rolling Stones at a June 1964 news conference in front of Tribune Tower in Chicago saw Bill Wyman, from left, Brian Jones, Charlie Watts, Keith Richards and Mick Jagger slouching in their folding chairs. (baiduhai historical photo)

Today in Chicago History: The Rolling Stones appear on Michigan Avenue in ‘tight trousers and haggard looks’

By Kori Rumore

June 11, 2025 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on June 11, according...

Sean Diddy Combs, left, stands as his defense attorney, Teny Geragos, gives her opening statement to the jury on the first day of trial in Manhattan federal court, Monday, May 12, 2025, in New York. (Elizabeth Williams via AP)

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ ex says she joined ‘cuckold’ sex marathons to feel loved by him

By Michael R. Sisak

June 10, 2025 at 5:36 p.m.

Under cross-examination, Sean “Diddy” Combs’ ex-girlfriend testified Tuesday she took part in sex acts with...

FILE – Nancy Wilson, of Heart, performs during the “Love Alive Tour” at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre on Thursday, July 11, 2019, in Chicago. (Photo by Rob Grabowski/Invision/AP, file)

Police recover a stolen custom-built Telecaster guitar that belongs to Heart’s Nancy Wilson

By Associated Press

June 10, 2025 at 3:30 p.m.

Police in Atlantic City said Tuesday that they retrieved one of the two irreplaceable instruments...